On the Pacific, the Army troops are referred to as Doggies by the US Marines. I have also heard this on JAG. I knew of the term dogface for US Soldiers, but what is the origin of the term Doggies? Thanks alot.
Origin of the term "Doggies" for US Army soldiers?
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Are you a John Bull?
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No, just the most deadliest thing on the battlefield!
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In the 46th Field Artillery the greeting given by an enlisted man when rendering a salute to an officer was "Red Leg, SIR!!" Our unoffical motto was Steel On Target.
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And the greeting in the 7th Cavalry is - "Garry Owen, sir!" as the salute is rendered. Heard that many a time while i was with the First Team (patch symbolism: "That's the horse that's never been rode, that's the river that was never crossed and that yellow blanket explains why" and then the fight started...).
7th Army patch was known as Seven Steps to Hell (officially, the 7th Army was born at sea, baptised in blood and crowned with glory - and you can believe that if you want to). USAREUR (US Army, Europe) patch was called "the Flaming Butter Knife", though not by a junior officer where a senior USAREUR staff officer could hear you....
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"Crunchies" for the walking infantry comes from being known as gravel crunchers.
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I grew up a stone's throw from fort hood. Anytime someone was referring to a soldier, they were called doggies. We hated them. Especially the weekend warriors that infiltrated north fort hood every year. But I'm pretty sure every small town close to a military base has its youth that hate the doggies. We called them doggies because they wore dog tags
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The term 'dogface' was first used in a 1935 newspaper article written about Army life by a guy named Merkel. The moniker stuck and became used again and popular in WW2.
If you want to read about the actual hero's of Fallujah try the 2nd Bn, 2nd Inf. 1st Infantry Division. They did the house to house more than any other unit in either service and paid for it.
If you want to read about the actual hero's of Fallujah try the 2nd Bn, 2nd Inf. 1st Infantry Division. They did the house to house more than any other unit in either service and paid for it.
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Still had them when I was in College ROTC, and we used them for summer camp (Fort Sill, summer of 1964 fur Ich). Fortunately had no rain while we were out in them that summer, but experience as a Boy Scout suggests things hadn't changed from the days of "The War of the Rebellion". I had a jungle hammock, which worked better. If you could find a couple of sturdy trees the right distance apart to sling it from, of course...
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About 1980 we had a bunch or Armor types as "Guerrillas" for a Flintlock Exercise in Germany. They referred to themselves as "DAT's". I had to ask and they explained it meant "Dumb Assed Tankers", but involving to "CDAT's" Computerized Dumb Assed Tankers" Good people. John
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The term "Dogface" is from the 3rd Infantry Division Song "I'm just a dog face soldier, with a rifle on his soldier." I read an Interview with a Sergeant Major from 3rd ID who said the term dog face come from the times when soldiers marched pretty much everywhere and would appear dog tired when they got to when they were going. I am not sure if that is the origin or not. I had a Marine refer to me as a "doggie" once, and told him to save that "stuff" for the Third ID. He had no idea where its origin came from.
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Good old Swinging Gate Division. Bill Mauldin was in it. Audie Murphy was in it. And a heck of a lot of other heroes.
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I was in the 36th Inf Division in 2005 when I went to Iraq. We had an Inf Battalion from the 3rd ID on our FOB. In "To Hell and Back" the Auddie Murphy movie about his time in WWII, in a couple of places he makes references to the 36th. The two divisions fought side by side through Italy, Southern France, and Into Germany. I thought that was interesting.
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They did indeed. During my time in uniform, the 3rd ID was an active Army Division, stationed in Germany. 36th was a Texas National Guard division ("T-patch" Division it was often called). I have a nephew in the 36th who got activated and sent to Afghanistan. He has been at Camp Swift since he got back, full time as a small vehicle mechanic. Actually nearing retirement now.
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